| Despite constant assaults upon their civilian population, | | | | Israel investment of about 20%. Employment |
| Israel's technical creativity amazes the world: Israel | | | | exceeds 6300. |
| today initiates more new companies, patents, books, | | | | - Siemens company is investing $50 Million in the |
| technical papers - spark-plugs for civilizational | | | | expansion of its Israel plant, recently acquired for |
| advancement, than the entire continent of Europe: | | | | $418 Million. |
| Germany, Sweden. France, Italy, Spain, etc. As a | | | | - Oracle company has acquired its third Israeli |
| creative country, Israel is second only to the US. The | | | | company, Convergin, for $85 Million. China's Yifang |
| reasons for such achievement, despite Israel's | | | | Digital company has acquired Israel's Pegasus for $60 |
| constant defensive priorities, are explained by Israelis | | | | Million. |
| themselves: firstly, their small country has no | | | | - The California-based DCG Systems company is |
| exploitable natural oil or mineral resources, thus with | | | | establishing a Research and Development center in |
| two-thirds of its area semi-arid, an inhospitable | | | | Israel. |
| desert, Israelis have to rely solely on wits, ingenuity | | | | - Moneys raised on the US NASDAQ Exchange |
| and hard work; secondly, the military training for all | | | | NASDAQ by Israel's Willy Food International, Rosetta |
| young adults, forced by the exigency of survival, | | | | Genomics and Nova respectively, were $20 Million, |
| surrounded by hostile neighbors - induces early | | | | $16 Million and $5 Million. Roth Capital as sale agent for |
| maturation and leadership experience. Tapping into | | | | Israel's Orckit company raised $10 Million. |
| this pool of human resource, world-savvy investors | | | | - Goldman-Sachs brokerage firm led a $37 Million |
| like Warren Buffett (among the world's richest men | | | | round of private placement by Israel's Mobileye |
| through financial risk-reward achievement), have | | | | company; in 2007, Goldman invested $65 Million in |
| established research centers in Israel for their | | | | Mobileye. |
| world-wide industrial enterprises. | | | | - $20 Million was raised by the Boston-based MVM |
| Notable industrial-technological events of the past | | | | Life Science Partners, the St. Louis based Ascension |
| quarter are: | | | | Health Ventures and Germany's Bosch for Israel's |
| - The Houston-based Noble Energy company will | | | | Cheetah Medical company. |
| invest $530 Million, during 2010 in off-shore natural gas | | | | - The NYC-based NGN and OXO Capital Valve |
| exploration, enhancing the current off-shore drilling in | | | | Ventures led an $18 Million round by Israel's Valtech. |
| Israel. | | | | - $10 Million was invested by the $15 Billion Juniper |
| - Exports of Intel-Israel surged 145% in 2009, | | | | Networks, the Palo-Alto-based DAG Ventures, the |
| reaching a record $3.4 Billion. This record was aided | | | | Silicon Valley-based Accel Ventures, and the Menlo |
| by the completion of Intel's sixth plant in Israel, with | | | | Park-based Foundation Capital in the US-Israel |
| current negotiation for a further sizable plant | | | | company, Altor. |
| expansion. Intel has invested over $6 billion, with | | | | |